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I do like Xournal ... it runs as is without further need to load anything. However Jarnal has many more features including inbuilt server for collaboration. Also has handwriting recognition builtin. And a builtin updater. On startup it very much resembles Xournal. But it has color pencils to choose, not just color selections. However it is java based so user needs to load their java.sfs. Decompress and run from expanded folder which is 13M in size.

Xournal on the other hand, has xinput options. You can assign xinput device, touchscreen, trackpad, mouse, pen etc and it's only 900k installed.

Neither of these take any significant space needs, but the added features are positives.

Question
Does the xinput mentioned in the above post mean that Jarnal does not have similar function? Or is the xinput kinds of things implemented, yet differently?

Curious

Clarity wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:58 pm

Neither of these take any significant space needs, but the added features are positives.

On a default base smallish OS that is particularly true with Xournal as long as tex support isn't included. Install size (with dependencies isn't so small as suggested, but depends on existing deps of course).
I haven't tried Jarnal, but Xournal is certainly handy for simply pdf manipulation/annotation, and also the ability to use different fonts and insert/embed images. Whilst tex isn't important to most users, pdf and notes creation with text and ability to insert images is what makes the app so useful without huge install size - quite remarkable really.

Also complements other note takers such as my personal favourite, cherrytree, which not only provides a hierarchical notes, great import/export capability and search facilities, but is fantastic for simply copying pages from browser and pasting them in - that last tends to be the limitation of markdown-based notebooks, (Xournal just captures the text) but they do have other advantages in terms of simple file formats (and that pdf annotation capability in Xournal case).

Clarity wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:58 pm

Neither of these take any significant space needs, but the added features are positives.

Question
Does the xinput mentioned in the above post mean that Jarnal does not have similar function? Or is the xinput kinds of things implemented, yet differently?

Curious

It accepts input devices from xinput, without specific selection so I cant assign my graphic tablet to exclusively draw with.

wiak wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 2:51 am

Clarity wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:58 pm

Neither of these take any significant space needs, but the added features are positives.

On a default base smallish OS that is particularly true with Xournal as long as tex support isn't included. Install size (with dependencies isn't so small as suggested, but depends on existing deps of course).
I haven't tried Jarnal, but Xournal is certainly handy for simply pdf manipulation/annotation, and also the ability to use different fonts and insert/embed images. Whilst tex isn't important to most users, pdf and notes creation with text and ability to insert images is what makes the app so useful without huge install size - quite remarkable really.

Also complements other note takers such as my personal favourite, cherrytree, which not only provides a hierarchical notes, great import/export capability and search facilities, but is fantastic for simply copying pages from browser and pasting them in - that last tends to be the limitation of markdown-based notebooks, (Xournal just captures the text) but they do have other advantages in terms of simple file formats (and that pdf annotation capability in Xournal case).

So, xournal can be used to fill in pdf forms!? right? I didn't know that! I downloaded master-pdf for that!
EDIT: yeah I just tried it .... in my menu it looks like annotate PDE....